Baby jumper



Oct. 26, 1943.

H. w. ANDERSON 2,332,835

BABY JUMPER Filed Feb.'l0, 1942 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 .NVENTOR ATTORNEYSOct. 26, 1943. H. w. ANDERSON BABY JUMPER Filed Feb. 10, 1942 2Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS position thereof. v v a Figure3 isaperspective'view .of'the combined;

Patented Oct. 26, 1943 UNITED STATES ENTL FFI EF g 1 BABY JUMPER IHoward Anderson, Wall; SA. Dali: t Application February 10, 1942, SerialNo. 430,273- (01. 155-18) H TClaims.

This invention relates to baby jumpers, and

its general object is to provide a device of that character which is notonly capableof use as a jumper, butfor other'purposes, such as forexample, a high chair and perambulator, as well as an auxiliary seat foruse by achild, in a motor vehicle. v I

A further object is to provide a device in the form of a babyjumper,,that can be readily converted into'a high chair and includes adetachable footrest and food tray for that purpose and the device'alsoincludes ground engaging wheels and handled means, to bring about thefunction thereof as a perambulatorg,

Another object is to provide a baby jumper that includes a removableseat and an attach ment for the seat,so that the latter can be appliedto the back rest of a seatoi anautomobile.1 f

A still further object is to provide a device of the characterset'fo'rth, that is simple incon struction, inexpensive to manufacture,and extremely eflicient in operation, use and service.

This invention alsocons'ists in certain other features ofconstructionjand in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accom:panying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. vp

Indescribing the invention; in detail, reference will be had totheaccompanyingdrawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which: Figure 1is a perspective View offoneform of my device.

, Figure 2 isa side elevation thereof,.and illustrates several positionsof the seat and carrying food tray attached to the seat', in the fullline footrest and food tray, shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified form illustratingmodifications of tray in use in fulllines and out of use in dottedlines. v a l Figure 5 isa top plan, view of the form of Figure. H

Figure ,6 is a perspective view of the food tray shown in Figures 4 and5. l r

a footrest and afood Figure 9 is a sectional view takenapproximately onlined-9 of Figure 4, looking inthe direction of the arrows. l

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a modified form of seatthat isdetachable fromthe jumper and includes an attachment for applying theseat to a seat of a motor vehicle.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularlyto the ,form ofFigures 1 and 2, it will be noted that the base, frame of that formincludes a pair of strip like side members I disposed in rearwarddiverging relation to each other and secured to and bridging the sidemembers sub-, stantially midway their ends is a cross brace 2. The rearend portions of the side members l are. enlarged vertically to reinforcethe same, and secured to andrisingfrom the rear ends is an upright 3. a

Secured. midwayits ends to the lower "end of thefupright and to the rearface thereofais a head strip Ymember 4, that has mounted in .the ends;thereof, casters 5 and the forward ends offithe side members I likewisehave casters 6 mountedv arms! secured to the sidesof the upright adjafor disposal at an upward;

cent to itsupper end, v and rearward inclination therefrom, the armsgradually decreasing in width toward theirupper ends and fixed to andextending through the arms in bridging relation thereto, as well aslat-- erally thereoiis a rod like member 8 that pro.- vides hand grips9. r

. The seat of the form of Figures 1 and 2 includes a bottom 10, sidewalls II and a back rest I2, the latter having a rounded top and securedto shown in Figures 4 and 5.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken approximately on line. 8-8 of Figure4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

the upper edges of the side walls I l and extending forwardly therefromis a horizontally disposed substantiallyU-shaped guard member I3 thatmay be covered with rubber, or the like. guard member may. be formedfrom a metallic rod having a rubber sleeve thereon; A tongue is formedon or otherwise securedto and extends centrally from the forwardend ofthe bottom It) and fixed to and extending between the forward portionsof the guard member l3 and the tongue I4 is an upright l5 whichcooperates'with the guard member and the tongue to hold a child on theseat, as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 1. i l

The-seat is connected to theupright 3 for swinging movement in avertical plane and for that purpose I provide two pair of leaf hinges Vl6 and I! respectively, the hinges Idea-ch having one of their leavessecured to the front face of Coil springs l9 have oneof their endsconnected to the back rest adjacent the lower end thereof,

and the opposite ends of the Springs are connects-- ed to the uprightadjacent itsupper end andthe coil springs act to resiliently support theseat and to bringabout the jun perfunction of the device.

When it is desired to use the device as a high chair the seat ,is.heldin the u per dotted line position of Eis r z by ai w a d e, in-theform' shown, the hook 211 [being pivotallyfcbhnected to thelower bar isand theleye .2] is-secured tothe upper bar to receive the. hook, to holde ba s gainstm vemen and conseq ntly the seat in an. elevated or .lghchair position.

h qom i ed metres-t and food t ay, a be shown in Figure 3,. includesside Wallsv or pan ll lmembe .22 that e re uc d toward th r ar ends. nthe s de wa lsihave, r gistering slots 23 therein that open through therear ends thereof, for the purpose of slidably receiving the angle, asbest-shown in dotted l ine s Figure Z,

the wall 26 being adapted to receive the legsof the child, whilethe'strip 21 receivesthe feet.

' Itwill be obvious that the combined footrest and food tray can bereadily applied and removed. with respect to the seat, and is held ina'pplied position thereon against casual removal or displacement, inthatthe slots 23 areof a width to frictionally engage the upper andlower'faces of the bottom l0. v

The form of Figures 4 and 5 is similarfinmany respects to the form ofFigures '1j and 2, in that it includes a base frame that also providedwith rearwardly diverging side inernbers 18 having enlarged rearportions Hjoweven'the latter are fixed to the opposite sides of anupright block 29 which has detachably secured thereto by bolt and wingnut connections 30, the lower endof an upright 3|, and the lowerconnection 30 also secures a head strip '32 to the outer face of theupright, as best shown in Figure 9. A cross brace 33 is secured to andbetween the side merribers Z'Band casters '34 arejmounted in the oppo-'site ends of the strip 32 and the forward ends of the side members 28,to bring'about the perambulator function'of the device.

The seat of the formof Figures 4 and 5 in to allow the seat to beremoved from the bars if desired, and for a, purpose which will be laterdescribed. The seat of the form of Figures 1 and 2 may likewise beremovable.

A pair of coil springs ll have one of their ends connected to the lowerend of the back rest I 31, and the opposite ends of the coil springs areconnected to the sides of the upright 3| by screw eyes 42. It will benoted from Figure 4 that the sides of the upright are provided with rowsof holes 43,.and any pair of holes are adapted to receive screw eyes 42for adjusting the tension of the springs'in accordance with the weightof a child,a s will be ap arent.

The lower connecting bar has connected thereto a hook M to be receivedin a screw eye 45 on theupper bar, for holding the seat elevated andagainst swin ing action, so that this form can likewise vlbe used asahigh chain .Suitable ineans, such asanopenscrew eye 46 maybe secured tothe lower bar to receiveandhold the. hook against movement, whenthelatter is not in use.

The seat of'the form of Figures 4 and'5 also includes .a ,U-shapedguard. member .41 secured to andextendingforwardlyffrom the upper endsof the side Walls .35 and fixed on and extending centrally and forwardlyfrom the bottom. 35 is .a leg straddling tongue .48, having an upright.49 secured to and rising from the forward endthereof. The upright ofthis form has a handle bar 5|] secured thereto through' the medium. ofa

block il, and the guard member 4] may be coveredwithfrubber or the like;v

The propelling handle of the forrnof Figures 4 and Q5 includesa pairofparallellarmsiEZ'secured to the sides 101a strip 53'that isformed with'atenon 5.4 on the forward end thereof, and the upright 3! ismortise'd toreceive thatenon thatis secured in place by'a wedge 55, The arms 52 havetheir inner. ends bearing'against .the

-, upright andfthe arms. de r in'w h oward h t a structur to b u with hf QfF gUIQ 4 and 511 best s wn in Figure 6 and in udes a tray p rtion 5havin rms 9 secured to the under face thereof and extending rearwardlytherefrom, the armshaving headed.

spring pressed pins mounted in bores extending, transverselytherethrough adjacent their rear ends, as best shown in Figure 8, whichlikewise illustrates that the shanks .ofthepins normallyeigtend throughthe inner faces of the arms 59 to be received in holes 68 in the sidesof the back rest 31 to pivotally and detachably secure the traystructuif'eto the back rest, for the arms to normally rest on the guar'dmember 41, when the tray is 'in placeior use, as best shown in,

Figure'4.

The footrest as on the seat of either form, and includes a pair of side'members of angle formation to provide.

horizontal upper rear portions 652; and forwardly and downwardlyinclined front portions 63, the latter having secured to andb-ridging'the lower ends thereof, a rearwardly'and downwardly i r i-.

clined foot receiving strip '65. 'The portions .52

have registering slotsfid extending along th e l ngitudinal I centerthereof and the. slots open.

shown in Figure 7' ,'can be used.

shown in dotted lines in Figure 4, and the tray structure to the handgrips 56, by inserting the pins 60 of the arms 59, in the holes 51 ofthe grips 56, with the result it will be seen that the tray structureand footrest can be carried by the propelling handle.

The seat of either form may be removable from the supporting barsthereof, as previously indicated, and in Figure 10 I have illustratedthe seat of the form of Figures 4 and 5 removed from the bars, and witha bracket detachably secured to the back rest 31 for applying the seatto the back of a seat of a motor vehicle or the like.

The bracket which is preferably formed from a single strand of wire issubstantially in the form of a bail and includes an arcuate or hookshaped upper portion 66 for disposal about the top of the vehicle seatand one arm 6! of the bracket is longer than the other arm 68. The lowerends of the arms 61 and 68 are bent inwardly at right angles to theremaining portions thereof to provide attaching fingers 69 and 1!]respectively, and the finger 69 is inserted in the barrel of the leaf ofthe upper hinge 38, while the finger 10 is inserted in the barrel of theleaf of the lower hinge 3B. In order to hold the fingers in the barrelsagainst casual removal, I provid an elongated looped member 1| slidablymounted on and bridging the arms 6'! and 6t and a fastening member 12which may be an open screw eye is secured to the back rest 31 to holdthe arm 61 against the same, as shown.

By removing the seat from the jumper structure and attaching the bracketthereto in the manner set forth, it will be obvious that the jumper seatcan be applied to the seat of the vehicle for use by a child when ridingtherein.

From the above description and disclosure in the drawings, it will befurther obvious that either form of my device can be used either as ajumper, high chair or perambulator, and the form of Flgures 4 and 5 canalso be used as a walker by adjusting the springs 4| so that the weightof the child causes the seat of that form to be lowered to a positionfor the childs feet to engage the ground, it being apparent that thefootrest is removed when the device is used as a Walker.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A baby jumper comprising a base including a pair of rearwardlydiverging side members, an upright secured to the rear ends of the sidemembers, a head strip included in the base and secured midway its endsto the lower end of the upright, caster wheels mounted in the forwardends of the side members and the ends of the head strip, a pair ofsuperimposed bars having one of their ends hinged to the upright, a seatincluding a back rest hinged to the opposite ends of the bars for theseat to overlie the base for swinging movement, a bottom and sidewallsincluded in saidseat, a leg straddling tongue formed on the bottom andextending centrally and forwardly therefrom, aguard member secured tothe Side walls and extending forwardly therefrom,--an upright betweenthe tongue and the guard member, and coil springs having their endsconnected to -the first mentioned upright and said back restrespectively for resiliently supportingth seat. i

2; A, baby jumper comprising'a basefian upright secured to and risingfrom the base, a pair of superimposed bars having one of their endshinged to the upright, a seat hinged to the opposite ends of the bars tooverlie the base for swinging movement, coil springs having their endsconnected to the upright and seat respectively for resilientlysupporting the seat, a hook secured to one of said bars adjacent oneend, and a screw eye secured to the other bar a greater distance fromthe end of the bar than the eye to receive said hook for holding saidseat elevated and against swinging movement.

3. A baby jumper comprising a base, an upright secured to and risingfrom the base, a pair of superimposed bars having one of their endshinged to the upright, a seat hinged to the opposite ends of the bars tooverlie the base for swinging movement, said seat including a back rest,a bottom and side walls, coil springs having their ends connected to theupright and the back rest respectively for resiliently supporting theseat, and a footrest including side members slotted to frictionallyreceive the bottom of the seat therein for detachably securing, thefootrest to the seat.

4. A baby jumper comprising a base, an upright secured to and risingfrom the base, apair of Snperimposed bars having one of their endshinged to the upright, a seat hinged to the opposite ends of the bars tooverlie the base for swinging movement, said seat including a back rest,a bottom j and sidewalls, coil springs having their ends connected tothe upright and the back rest respectively for resiliently supportingthe seat, a

footrest including side members slotted to frictionally receive thebottom of the seat therein for detachably securing the footrest to theseat, and

footrest including side members providing horizontal upper end portionsslotted to frictionally receive the bottom of the seat therein fordetachably securing the footrest to the seat, forwardly and downwardlyinclined front portions formed on the rear portions, and a rearwardlyand downwardly inclined foot receiving strip secured to and bridging thelower ends of the front portions.

6. A removagle seat for a baby jumper, hinges for connecting the seat tojumper structure and including barrel type leaves detachable from eachother, certain of the leaves being secured to the seat, and asubstantially bail shaped bracket comprising a pair of spaced parallelarms having their bight end portions curved in hooked formation, fingersformed on the Opposite ends of right secured to and rising from thebase, a pair of superimposed bars having one of their ends hinged to theupright, a seat hinged to the oppoa site ends of the bars to overlie thebase for swing ing movement, said seat including a back, a bottom andside Walls, coil springs having their ends connected to the upright andthe back respectively for resiliently supporting the seat, and a footrest including side members slotted to frictionally receive the bottomof the seat therein 10 for detachably securing the foot rest to theseat.-

I HOWARD'W. ANDERSON.

